Published 1 year ago
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Justin Vactor
, Updated June 28th, 2014 at 3:49 pm,

Welcome to Screen Rant’s “Geek Picks,” where we collect the finest movie-related geekery from around the Web. Today you’ll find Pacific Rim causing intoxication; Pixar characters illustrated as famous video game heroes; every generation of X-Men in one infographic; and the first 5 minutes of 10,000 movies. All that and more on this edition of SR’s Geek Picks!

In honor of the franchise’s 50th anniversary, Marvel and We Love Fine have commissioned this sprawling “Battle Of The Atom” infographic that explores the evolution of the X-Men’s membership. Illustrated by Leigh Wortley, the piece features a whopping 150 characters, channeled all through a simple, stylish, black and white filter and arranged chronologically.

The project’s vast scope speaks to just how deep the roster is at Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters. Also meriting effusive praise: the stripe-y bars used to render Colossus (4th row, 2nd from the right).

Pacific Rim Causes Intoxication – Who Knew?!

The gang’s getting drunk again. This time, it’s while watching some good old Pacific Rim action.

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How to Become Benedict Cumberbatch

Want Benedict Cumberbatch’s celebritydom? Find out how he got it in this week’s episode of How to Become!

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Hotel Guests

Stuck in a strange city, Karen Davenport is simply looking for a safe and quiet place for the night. Is the hotel room she finds merely a shabby refuge, or is it a trap set for an unsuspecting traveler?

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Best Non Scary Halloween Movies

Mackenzie and Grant The Cameraman have the low down on the top Halloween movies for non scary movie viewers!

Star Wars: Theatrical Re-Release Trailer

This trailer for the theatrical re-release of Star Wars showcases many of the film’s most famous scenes and features some surprises — including unfinished lightsaber effects during the duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Also notable is the narration, which describes the movie as “a billion years in the making,” and the closing graphic that celebrates the film’s Academy Awards.

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Pros and Cons: Being Dracula

With Halloween just days away, Jimmy weighs the good and the bad of being Dracula.

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Mission Report: Back to the Future In Real Life

For our latest mission we brought the movie Back To The Future to life in a public plaza near the Met Life Clock Tower in Manhattan. A time traveling Delorean suddenly appeared, and Doctor Emmett Brown leaped from the vehicle to warn Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker that they were about to see themselves from ten minutes in the future, the consequences of which could be disastrous. Moments later a second Marty and Jennifer (played by identical twin actors) arrived on the scene.